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Rail Freight: Scotland by Paul Shannon
RRP: $20.63$14.98In the early 1980s, Ravenscraig steel works was the biggest source of rail freight north of the border, handling iron ore, coal, lime and scrap, as well as semi-finished and finished products. Opencast coal was thriving and would even lead to some lines... -
The Declaration of Arbroath: 'For Freedom Alone' by Edward J. Cowan
RRP: $12.89$8.64The Declaration of Arbroath, 6 April, 1320, is one of the most remarkable documents to have been produced anywhere in medieval Europe. Signed by 51 Scottish nobles, it confirms Scotland's status as an independent sovereign state with the right to use... -
The King's Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II by Don Jordan
RRP: $15.47$4.53To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers and literally hundreds of servants and... -
Images of Leicester by Leicester Mercury Group Ltd 9781859839195
$17.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859839195Author Leicester Mercury Group LtdFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
The Coalminers of Durham by Norman Emery 9780752450421
RRP: $25.80$19.40For as long as anyone can remember, coal has been the lifeblood of the communities of County Durham. In its heyday, in 1913, the region boasted 304 pits employing 165,246 people. Coalmining in Durham was recorded as early as the twelfth century and... -
A People's History of Walthamstow by James Diamond 9780750978996
RRP: $16.76$12.41Walthamstow is well known as the home of William Morris, a former greyhound racing track and the boy band East 17. It's also been home to communities of people for thousands of years. This history tells the unique story of Walthamstow from the area's... -
How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts by Ruth Goodman 9781631496240
RRP: $19.34$15.67With this "impeccable" (BBC History) chronicle, acclaimed popular historian Ruth Goodman reveals a Renaissance Britain particularly rank with troublemakers. From snooty needlers who took aim with a cutting "thee," to lowbrow drunkards with revolting... -
The Falklands Naval Campaign 1982: War in the South Atlantic by Dr Edward Hampshire
RRP: $20.63$14.98The Falklands Conflict was remarkable for many reasons: it was a hard fought, bloody and short conflict between a leading NATO power and one of the most capable armed forces in South America; it demonstrated the capabilities of a range of cutting-edge... -
People of Providence: Housing Estate and Some of Its Inhabitants by Tony Parker
RRP: $21.92$14.89Over a period of eighteen months Tony Parker interviewed the residents of an ordinary housing estate in South London. He listened to an assorted mixture of personalities - including a vagrant, two policemen, an often-convicted fence who was the mother of... -
Old Springburn by Andrew Stuart 9781872074122
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872074122Author Andrew StuartFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 180mm * 175mm * 4mm -
Cannock Chase: The Second Selection by June Pickerill 9780752410760
RRP: $16.76$12.41This is the second volume of archive photographs featuring Cannock Chase. Its particular charm derives from the fact that it draws on the hidden treasure of local people's photographs and recollections. All aspects of life in the area are recalled:... -
Wolverhampton: A Century of Change by Alec Brew 9780752420653
RRP: $19.34$14.90This series of photos in the Images of England Series, this time by local author Alec Brew, depicts Wolverhampton, a central Midlands town. This collection covers the town centre as well as some of the surrounding areas, and records the changes that have... -
A Brief History of the Caribbean: Indispensable for Travellers by Jeremy Black
RRP: $12.89$8.77A concise history of the Caribbean's long and fascinating history, from pre-contact civilisations to the present day This is a concise history, intended for travellers, but of inestimable value to anyone looking for an overview of the Caribbean and its... -
Modern Monarchy: The British Royal Family Today by Chris Jackson
RRP: $49.02$43.82From the modern-day fairy tale of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding to the births of Prince George and Princess Charlotte and their soon-to-be new sibling to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's historic marriage to countless Royal tours in... -
Faces from the Front: Harold Gillies, the Queen's Hospital, Sidcup and the Origins of Modern Plastic Surgery by Andrew Bamji
RRP: $38.64$26.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113023Author Andrew BamjiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Men and the Fields by Adrian Bell
RRP: $18.06$12.59Adrian Bell's travels through East Anglia and lowland Britain reflect a world on the brink of change. Published in 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, his down-to-earth descriptions of the countryside were shaped by his own life working the land... -
Dr Johnson's London by Liza Picard
RRP: $16.76$11.09'A Baedeker of the past, absorbing and revealing in equal measure' Peter Ackroyd'Brings the age's tortuous splendours and profound murkiness vividly to life' ObserverWhen Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary in 1755, London was the biggest city in... -
The Little Book of Oxfordshire by Paul Sullivan
RRP: $12.89$9.74The Little Book of Oxfordshire is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments,... -
Collins Key Stage 3 History - Book 3 Twentieth Century by Alf Wilkinson
RRP: $30.95$28.86Collins Key Stage 3 History is an exciting, accessible new series focussed on ensuring that all pupils make clear, measurable progression at Key Stage 3 - whether it is a 2 or a 3 year course. Collins KS3 History is a brand new series, ideal... -
The Wars of the Roses by Michael Hicks
RRP: $21.92$19.36The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were a major turning point in English history. But the underlying causes for the successive upheavals have been hotly contested by historians ever since. In this original and stimulating new synthesis, distinguished... -
Prehistoric Lancashire by David Barrowclough 9780752447087
RRP: $32.25$24.43What was life like for the prehistoric inhabitants of Lancashire? This is the first book to look at the history of the county from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age period. What emerges is a picture of a complex society that changed and developed with the... -
Defenders of the Faith: King Charles III's coronation will see Christianity take centre stage by Catherine Pepinster
RRP: $16.76$11.09During the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Christian Church will take centre stage once again, as the established religion in England. But why does the Church have such prominence in state affairs, and should it keep this privileged... -
Invisible Agents: Women and Espionage in Seventeenth-Century Britain by Nadine Akkerman
RRP: $19.34$14.87It would be easy for the modern reader to conclude that women had no place in the world of early modern espionage, with a few seventeenth-century women spies identified and then relegated to the footnotes of history. If even the espionage carried out by... -
The Vanished City: London's Lost Neighbourhoods by Tom Bolton
RRP: $16.76$11.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222290Author Tom BoltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor PressWeight(grams) 336g -
Bethnal Green: Images of London by Gary Haines
RRP: $20.63$15.80Gary Haines, East Ender, historian, once volunteer with Tower Hamlets Archives and now Archivist of the Whitechapel Gallery, has compiled this fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs looking at the changes that have taken place in Bethnal... -
Cider Country: How an Ancient Craft Became a Way of Life by James Crowden
RRP: $12.89$8.57'James Crowden is Britain's best cider writer ... Cider Country is the book we've all been waiting for.' Oz Clarke Join James Crowden as he embarks on a journey to distil the ancient origins of cider,... -
A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution by Emma Griffin 9781352003109
$34.09The industrial revolution stands out as a key event not simply in British history, but in world history, ushering in as it did a new era of sustained economic prosperity. But what exactly was the 'industrial revolution'? And why did it occur in Britain... -
Regiments of the Indian Army 1895-1947: The Indian Army of the Crown in Colour Paintings by ,Baudouin Ourari 9781911628958
RRP: $38.64$31.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628958Author Baudouin OurariFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain: A History by Simon Taylor 9781906860318
RRP: $29.66$22.50The story of the rise, fall and second ascendancy of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were once high hopes in the 1950s that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export... -
History of the Green Howards by Geoffrey Powell 9781473857971
RRP: $21.92$15.84Regimental histories abound, but few can be as stirring as this story of the fortunes of the famous Yorkshire-based Green Howards. Raised in 1688 in response to a call for loyal troops, the Green Howards have maintained their tradition of loyalty over... -
Negotiating Toleration: Dissent and the Hanoverian Succession, 1714-1760 by Nigel Aston
$138.701714 was a revolutionary year for Dissenters across the British Empire. The Hanoverian Succession upended a political and religious order antagonistic to Protestant non-conformity and replaced it with a regime that was, ostensibly, sympathetic to the... -
The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and His Art Collection by Jerry Brotton
RRP: $14.18$4.28Set against the backdrop of war, revolution, and regicide, and moving from London to Venice, Mantua, Madrid, Paris and the Low Countries, Jerry Brotton's colourful and critically acclaimed book, The Sale of the Late King's Goods, explores the formation... -
Fishing Boats Around Scotland: 30 Years of Photography by Peter Drummond
RRP: $23.21$17.60Spend thirty years or so roaming around Scotland checking out the fishing harbours and you'll encounter quite the variety of fishing craft. Take pictures of them and you'll end up with quite the collection of images of how things used to be.Fishing Boats... -
Early Modern England: A Social History, 1550-1760 by J. A. Sharpe 9780340577523
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Elizabeth I by Anne Somerset
RRP: $19.34$14.13An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court.Elizabeth I ruled England in defiance of convention, exercising supreme authority in a man's world. With courage, brilliance and style, she reigned... -
This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World by Jerry Brotton
RRP: $16.76$11.73WINNER OF THE HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWNAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'Fabulous, timely, a marvellous achievement' Spectator'A richly resonant work which recasts our understanding of the Elizabethan era' Daily TelegraphIn 1570, after plots... -
Wayward Women: Female Offending in Victorian England by Lucy Williams 9781473844872
RRP: $16.76$11.73We most often think of the Victorian female offender in her most archetypal and stereotypical roles; the polite lady shoplifter, stowing all manner of valuables beneath her voluminous crinolines, the tragic street waif of Dickensian fiction or the... -
The Disastrous Fall and Triumphant Rise of the Fleet Air Arm from 1912 to 1945 by Adlam, Henry 'Hank' 9781399074902
RRP: $20.63$15.84In this riveting critique of the Fleet Air Arm's policy across two world wars, former FAA Fighter Pilot Henry Adlam charts the course of its history from 1912 to 1945, logging the various milestones, mistakes and successes that characterised the service... -
Cornish Folk Tales for Children by Mike O'Connor 9780750984492
RRP: $12.89$9.74Join Jamie, the son of a travelling droll teller, as he journeys across Cornwall, a land steeped in myth and legend. Along the way you will hear mysterious and exciting tales like what happened when Bodrugan took his soldiers to capture Richard Edgcumbe,... -
Taranto: And Naval Air Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1940-1945 by David Hobbs
RRP: $45.15$32.62Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.